THE PRO PATRIA PROJECT

CLOUSTON Arthur Edmund

RAF29162, Wing Commander, Reserve of Air Force Officers

CITATION

Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB)

Gazetted 1 January 1957

Distinguished Service Order

Gazetted 11 April 1944, Supp 36468, p1712

Wing Commander Clouston has rendered sterling service as commander of his squadron for the past twelve months.  During this period his squadron has attained a very high reputation for efficiency in the campaign against enemy submarines. Wing Commander Clouston has taken part in numerous sorties with various crews and on five occasions has experienced attacks by enemy aircraft. He has also participated in attacks on U-boats. The energy, example and experience of this officer has been of the greatest value to his squadron

Distinguished Flying Cross

Gazetted 28 September 1943, Supp 36192, p4357

Air Force Cross

Gazetted 1 January 1938

Bar to the Air Force Cross

Gazetted 1939

Mention in Despatches

Gazetted 10 July 1945

KNOWN AWARDS

Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB)

Distinguished Service Order

Distinguished Flying Cross

Air Force Cross and bar

1939-45 Star

       Battle of Britain

Air Crew Europe Star

       Atlantic

Defence Medal

War Medal 1939-45

       Mention in Despatches

General Service Medal 1918

       Malaya

Coronation Medal 1953

NOTES

Born 7 April 1908, Motueka, New Zealand

Died 1 January 1984, St Merryn, Padstow, Cornwall, England

Air Commodore Clouston was born at Motueka, New Zealand, on 7 April 1908. He joined the RAF, taking his commission in 1930. In 1938 he made several record longdistance flights, England – New Zealand, and England — Cape Town and back. During the Second World War he served in the Battle of Britain (Spitfires) and afterwards flew Beaufighters with Coastal Command. About this time he did some test flying. In 1947 he accepted an appointment as Director of Civil Aviation in New Zealand and, shortly afterwards, was seconded to the RNZAF. In 1949 he returned to England as Commandant of the Empire Test-pilots School. From 1954 to 1957 he was Air Officer Commanding at Singapore and, for the next three years, Commandant at the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment at Amesbury. Air Commodore Clouston retired from the RAF in 1960. He has published "The Dangerous Skies" (1954).